May 8, 2018
We returned home after our long trek from Cavaion, Italy by luxury bus to Milan’s Malpensa Airport. This was 3 hours after we boarded at 5:30am from a pleasant stay at our Hotel Al Sole. 10 hours and 8620 miles after, we crossed the Atlantic Ocean to land at...
May 8, 2018
Final day at the tournament… Awoken for the last time by the chipper of a few birds outside our hotel door and of course the lone rooster crowing in a nearby home. The balcony was decorated with colourful potted plants toward the vineyards of grapes and olive...
May 5, 2018
The big day was here! The Bandalino Tournament began at the crack of dawn, as we are on time and ready to go after hearing the rules and conditions of play. Dressed in their branded Barita and Lockeroom golden yellow and royal blue uniforms, we were briefed, warmed...
May 5, 2018
Day 7: Focused on rest, relaxation, and recovery as we got ready for the tournament on Saturday, we stayed in for an early technical meeting after breakfast. Some parents traveled to Verona, others went to the APPI Mall to get souvenirs, gifts and supplies as laundry...
May 5, 2018
Last night we had mixed fortunes with the availability of buses and a driver, so we had to cancel both our practice match and the historic tour of Verona.We went to bed and resigned to the fact that we would be training at 10am only, as rain was expected in the...
May 2, 2018
A more-than-full day of double sessions in training was enjoyed yesterday, plus watching the Champions League game where Real Madrid won over Bayern Munich late into the night at 11pm, meant the little guys were all worn out. A few overslept past the breakfast meeting...
